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the result of hurricane sandy. nationwide, spending stalled in december, with worries about the looming fiscal cliff and the tragedy in connecticut. >> we never got the christmas spirit back, going, running again. there were just so many distractions that were being thrown into consumer. >> reporter: there were some bright spots. home furnishings, women's clothing and jewelry. today, many shoppers said the season of giving continues. >> i like giving. even to myself. >> reporter: that's the sort of spirit retailers are hoping for. analysts say people bought fewer gifts for themselves, apparently waiting for the big sales after christmas. natalie? >> john yang in chicago for us. thank you. >>> and it is the dreaded fiscal cliff that has the president heading home early tonight from his hawaiian christmas vacation. as some lawmakers are also heading back to washington. but with just six days to go, homes for a last-minute deal may be fading. nbc's kristin welker is with us tonight from honolulu. kristen. >> reporter:
the result of hurricane sandy. nationwide, spending stalled in december, with worries about the looming fiscal cliff and the tragedy in connecticut. >> we never got the christmas spirit back, going, running again. there were just so many distractions that were being thrown into consumer. >> reporter: there were some bright spots. home furnishings, women's clothing and jewelry. today, many shoppers said the season of giving continues. >> i like giving. even to myself. >>...
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high winds and rain brought flooding to many east coast areas hit hardest by hurricane sandy. in sea side park, new jersey, barn aget bay is threatening homes two months after sandy devastated the area. in brooklyn, near coney island, bulldozers stacked sand on to the dunes, renewing efforts to protect high tide. and in rock away park, queens, the storm brought high surf, an ongoing threat given tomorrow's high moon. >>> crews are working to restore electricity to more than 200,000 customers affected by the christmas-day storms. new surveillance video from a drugstore in mobile, alabama shows how destructive the tornadoes were. inside the store, shoppers are caught off guard as fierce winds shook the building and ripped products from the shelves. in all, twisters cut across four states. the storm system that created those tornadoes is now up here in maine. it dumped more than a foot of snow and more is on the way. for all the weary holiday travelers that are tuning in tonight, there is better news tomorrow with calmer weather and hopefully all those thousands of flights they'l
high winds and rain brought flooding to many east coast areas hit hardest by hurricane sandy. in sea side park, new jersey, barn aget bay is threatening homes two months after sandy devastated the area. in brooklyn, near coney island, bulldozers stacked sand on to the dunes, renewing efforts to protect high tide. and in rock away park, queens, the storm brought high surf, an ongoing threat given tomorrow's high moon. >>> crews are working to restore electricity to more than 200,000...
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of course, in light of what happened in sandy hook, here we are dealing with a situation of guns and that gun control issue is coming up. hearts very heavy in this community. >> alexis arnold, we really appreciate your reporting tonight. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> and now to the other big story we're following tonight. a series of storms set to barrel across america, possibly producing christmas day tornadoes in the south and then a huge mess in the northeast. just as people are trying to get home after the holiday. in parts of the country, the action has already begun, and here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it's the nightmare before christmas travelers were hoping to avoid. blankets of snow from central new york to northern california creating christmas chaos for some parts of the country. >> we're hoping we don't sit on the runway. we did that last time and it's not fun. >> reporter: in chicago, paula gagerman and her three daughters arrived early for their christmas eve flight. they are among the millions taking to the crowded skies today. what's that stress like wh
of course, in light of what happened in sandy hook, here we are dealing with a situation of guns and that gun control issue is coming up. hearts very heavy in this community. >> alexis arnold, we really appreciate your reporting tonight. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> and now to the other big story we're following tonight. a series of storms set to barrel across america, possibly producing christmas day tornadoes in the south and then a huge mess in the northeast....
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Dec 23, 2012
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i think with the two sandies, sandy hook and sandy hurricane we really need the christmas spirit right now. the deeper the pain, the deeper the grief, the fewer the words. there are long term things we need to deal with to prevent it from happening again but now, we need to console those who are grieving. as a pastor i deal with grief every day of my life and i discovered it is a good thing, the way we make transitions in the losses of life. jesus said, blessed are those who mourn, they shall be comforted and if we stuff our grief, i figured out it comes outside ways later on in strange ways and so, part of the healing process is actually dealing with the grief, and, the way we help people in grief, it is to just be with them. you don't have to say anything, you don't need anything profound, you don't need to be wise. you just need to sit with people and love them. during their grief. >> chris: you know, we talk, you know, long term the solutions, and obviously, some of them, which we're talking to the politicians about, gun control and better access to mental health and trying to deal
i think with the two sandies, sandy hook and sandy hurricane we really need the christmas spirit right now. the deeper the pain, the deeper the grief, the fewer the words. there are long term things we need to deal with to prevent it from happening again but now, we need to console those who are grieving. as a pastor i deal with grief every day of my life and i discovered it is a good thing, the way we make transitions in the losses of life. jesus said, blessed are those who mourn, they shall...
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Dec 25, 2012
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inside. >> we were moving down the hallway and we don't hea >>> the officer knocked out the glass at sandy hook so the other officers could get merchandise. >> we didn't see or hear anything. >> we could basically just smell gun powder. >> at what point did you realize what you were dealing with? >> immediately. once i got there i myself knew pretty much what was going on. we didn't have specific details yet. it was utterly shocking to anyone. there is no words that can describe. >> he and the other officers directed the students outside, shielding them. >> we didn't want them to see and i hope we did that. >> what did you say, officer? >> come on, guys, we're going to go. come on. we're just going to go outside. i remember thinking that they seemed less emotion -- emotional than me at the time. i kept telling them how brave they were, their names, try to keep their mind off everything that was going on around them. we were confident and believed that our actions did cause this incident to stop. >> do you believe he knew you were coming? >> in my heart i believe he was aware of our presenc
inside. >> we were moving down the hallway and we don't hea >>> the officer knocked out the glass at sandy hook so the other officers could get merchandise. >> we didn't see or hear anything. >> we could basically just smell gun powder. >> at what point did you realize what you were dealing with? >> immediately. once i got there i myself knew pretty much what was going on. we didn't have specific details yet. it was utterly shocking to anyone. there is no...
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and she loved her school, sandy hook. in fact, this week, i was telling somebody she had a stomach ache one day and i said to her, why don't you stay home with mom? she said, no way, i have too much fun there and i don't want to miss anything. she would skip to get on the bus. it wasn't even -- you know, every morning, the backpack was packed the night before and ready to get on the bus in the morning and head off to school. we would blow kisses every morning to each other. i remember that morning putting her on the bus. she had a habit of blowing kisses and then she would give me a big liver lips like this, and i knew she was so happy to go off and get there. i would like to say that she was at a place that she loved so we take comfort in that, that we know she was in a place that she really loved. >> and with friends. >> and with friends. >> people who loved her. that's, i think, the whole community and the school and the teachers, they all -- they're all raising your child. and it's a special place. >> it is. and i tak
and she loved her school, sandy hook. in fact, this week, i was telling somebody she had a stomach ache one day and i said to her, why don't you stay home with mom? she said, no way, i have too much fun there and i don't want to miss anything. she would skip to get on the bus. it wasn't even -- you know, every morning, the backpack was packed the night before and ready to get on the bus in the morning and head off to school. we would blow kisses every morning to each other. i remember that...
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Dec 27, 2012
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senate. >>> it has been two months since hurricane sandy hit the northeast. but the relief bill is still stalled in the u.s. senate. that's called adding insult the injury. the superstorm damaged or destroyed 350,000 homes and knocked out power to 18 million people in 1 states and killed 132 merges. private citizens and businesses did that part to the tune of $300 million but that's not nearly enough. the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut need nearly $80 billion in aid. that means the federal government. the president has called for a $60 billion recovery package and democrats have done just that but there is one problem, pork and a lot of it. is it larded up with a lot of non-sandy costs including $150 million for fisheries in alaska and $41 million for military bases including guantanamo bay and you can't get much further from the jersey shore. republicans refused the package and proposed a $24 billion alternative. it cuts $13 billion set aside to protect against future disasters. the solution should be simple, cut the pork and keep the reli
senate. >>> it has been two months since hurricane sandy hit the northeast. but the relief bill is still stalled in the u.s. senate. that's called adding insult the injury. the superstorm damaged or destroyed 350,000 homes and knocked out power to 18 million people in 1 states and killed 132 merges. private citizens and businesses did that part to the tune of $300 million but that's not nearly enough. the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut need nearly $80 billion in aid....
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sandy was one of the largest transportation disasters in history. new jersey transit suffer damage to all 12 of its rail lines. miles of track were washed out. hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the system that carries 77 million people between new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. it reopened only yesterday. to help illustrate just how serious the flooding was, i would like to share this image from security cameras, showing corrosive see water flowing into the station. in new york, where public transit carries more than 8 million riders each day, the damage was unprecedented. sandy shutdown the entire mta system for only the second time in its 100 a year history. a subway tunnels were flooded. 12 subway station suffered major damage or were destroyed entirely. again, i want to stress the importance of investing now so we do not have to pay again the next time this happens. were tracks need to be raised, we should raise them. where walls need to be reinforced, we sh
sandy was one of the largest transportation disasters in history. new jersey transit suffer damage to all 12 of its rail lines. miles of track were washed out. hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the system that carries 77 million people between new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. it reopened only yesterday. to help illustrate just how serious the flooding was, i would like to share this image from security...
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. >> worst blind date, superstorm sandy. ripping up the east coast just days before the big election, it was no longer a hurricane when it hit new york and new jersey, but it was horrible just the same. taking lives, devastating thousands of homes and businesses. >> we were out of business for eight days. i mean, in 100 years, it's never closed for more than a day. >> i have to be honest with you, we were lucky. a lot of families, a lot of businesses, a lot of people got destroyed. >> stunning pictures like this one showing a blackout in manhattan appeared as people lost power, some for days, some for weeks. >> i never thought i would find out how long it took to charge up my iphone in a honda civic. the first few days, it was fun like i'm camping inside. the third day, you're like, i'm going to kill my neighbor for his generator. >> best problem solving? chris christie and barack obama. best guy too crazy to come in from the rain? our own ali velshi. >> next time, get a helmet and anchor. >> speaking of anchors, worst drag
. >> worst blind date, superstorm sandy. ripping up the east coast just days before the big election, it was no longer a hurricane when it hit new york and new jersey, but it was horrible just the same. taking lives, devastating thousands of homes and businesses. >> we were out of business for eight days. i mean, in 100 years, it's never closed for more than a day. >> i have to be honest with you, we were lucky. a lot of families, a lot of businesses, a lot of people got...
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that's how hurricane sandy bill doesn't git loaded it is an awful thing . so set it aside and do it every year and let them duke it out but not stuff it in other place. . >> john is it okay. >> no, it is not okay. no one wlote against the hurricane sandy bill and so things that were unrelated n to it is put inside it and 80 or 90 years ago we did not followize the disaster. we would make sure they didn't do corrupt act to get it through. if you want to see more of this. keep having washington pay fors that are tragicnd local. >> is that the point whene federalize with fema and other agencies and that's when the trouble came in and when everybody loads the pork in. >> it is not only the disaster bills. any bill that gets clearance from congress they load tup with junk. obama may call it stimulus but it is it pork. >> emac knows this well and it was there on seatism it is awful. >> in uation like that. block grant the money to the states and see what the needs are and go to it. >> mgan what about that idea. >> you need to get out of congress and away from the
that's how hurricane sandy bill doesn't git loaded it is an awful thing . so set it aside and do it every year and let them duke it out but not stuff it in other place. . >> john is it okay. >> no, it is not okay. no one wlote against the hurricane sandy bill and so things that were unrelated n to it is put inside it and 80 or 90 years ago we did not followize the disaster. we would make sure they didn't do corrupt act to get it through. if you want to see more of this. keep having...
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in my -- the transportation network was devastated by sandy. new jersey transit which carries 900,000 riders daily suffered damage to wall 12 rail lines. miles of track and road were washed out, some stations flooded and destroyed, hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the past system which carries seventy-seven million people from new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. hoboken's station in new jersey which provides service to 30,000 people daily reopened to the public only yesterday more than a month and half after sandy made landfall. to help illustrate how serious the flooding was i would like to share this image from security camera showing corot's if see water rushing into the hoboken station. in new york where public transit carries eight million riders each day the damage was unprecedented. sandy shutdown the entire system for the second time in its 108 year history. eight subway tunnels were flooded. some from floor to ceiling. 12 subway stations suffered m
in my -- the transportation network was devastated by sandy. new jersey transit which carries 900,000 riders daily suffered damage to wall 12 rail lines. miles of track and road were washed out, some stations flooded and destroyed, hundreds of cars and locomotives were submerged, some suffering irreparable damage. the past system which carries seventy-seven million people from new jersey and manhattan each year was brought to a halt by the flooding. hoboken's station in new jersey which...
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we remember the victims of sandy hook that lost their lives a week ago. i'm glad we got cdw and cisco to design our data center. yeah, the cisco ucsc series server, with the intel xeon processors, help us scale smoothly, like a perfect golf swing. how was it before? clunky and full of unnecessary impediments. like charles' swing. i heard that. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> our fifth story "outfront" tonight, minnesota's red lake high school knows the horrors of violence. seven years ago a shooting at the red lake reservation school claimed the lives of at any students, a teacher, and a security officer. this week four students from redlake drove 32 hours from minnesota to connecticut to show the community of newtown that they're not alone. poppy harlow spok
we remember the victims of sandy hook that lost their lives a week ago. i'm glad we got cdw and cisco to design our data center. yeah, the cisco ucsc series server, with the intel xeon processors, help us scale smoothly, like a perfect golf swing. how was it before? clunky and full of unnecessary impediments. like charles' swing. i heard that. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world....
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the record damage from superstorm sandy. we'll show you what he did to help when "cbs this morning" continuing on christmas eve. >>> this holiday season is difficult for tens of thousands devastated by superstorm sandy. >>> a music legend himself decided to surprise kids up new york. as michelle miller reports he was inspired by another musical charity. ♪ >> i started watching that 121212 concert and i realized what a great thing that was for the community, but it wasn't solving the problem with the kids. >> reporter: 121212 raised a watershed $50 million for the thousands displaced by victims of hurricane sandy. >> kenny rogers wasn't intimidated. he wanted to make his own contribution. >> someone took care of the parents. i wanted to get involved with the kids. >> reporter: this area was hard hit and it was one of the last stops on rogers' christmas tour. laura eddings, miss eddings says to her children that bergen county students weren't just misplaced but by other thing. >> reporter: when you walk into the fire station
the record damage from superstorm sandy. we'll show you what he did to help when "cbs this morning" continuing on christmas eve. >>> this holiday season is difficult for tens of thousands devastated by superstorm sandy. >>> a music legend himself decided to surprise kids up new york. as michelle miller reports he was inspired by another musical charity. ♪ >> i started watching that 121212 concert and i realized what a great thing that was for the community,...
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[cheers and applause] >> gretchen: and if you would like to donate to sandy victims, there are a ton of different ways that you can help out. just head to foxandfriends.com for all of the info. >> alisyn: merry christmas, everyone, we will see you next year. [cheers and applause] >>> welcome to fox news west pointed special. i'm jon scott. coming to you from west point, new york. west point is america's oldest military posted and one of our country's most fabled universities. each year more than a thousand cadets graduate here and become officers in the united states army. tonight, we will not only explore the rich history of west pointed and get a look at living traditions but also get to enjoy the music of the arm's oldest band. west point band is one of finest musical organizations. throughout the next hour we'll hear them on the field, in the hall, and on stage as they perform for the public in their annual holiday concert. >> jon: before we get to the music, let's go to washington, d.c. for a special message from general martin dempsey. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and
[cheers and applause] >> gretchen: and if you would like to donate to sandy victims, there are a ton of different ways that you can help out. just head to foxandfriends.com for all of the info. >> alisyn: merry christmas, everyone, we will see you next year. [cheers and applause] >>> welcome to fox news west pointed special. i'm jon scott. coming to you from west point, new york. west point is america's oldest military posted and one of our country's most fabled...
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flood warnings recovering from sandy. northeast into the new england could exceed 1 foot to as much as a foot and a half in some places. still some snow in the intermountain west, too as you go toward colorado and utah and extending to nevada and showers out along the west coast. by far and large the big storm is going out across the northeastern part of the country. tomorrow, another wave of cold moving into the northern plains, 18 to 21 degrees temperatures from billings to minneapolis and we are going to be talking about temperatures even chilling down to the 40s in atlanta tomorrow. generally 50s, 40s and some 50-degree temperatures along the eastern seaboard. that's the latest on that. harris? >> harris: nick, thank you, we will come back as the news warrants if we need to. this winter storm forcing airlines to delay or cancel thousands of flights. let's taker a look at the current situation at some east coast airports. the web site shows carriers have cancelled at least 1100 flights today alone. all of this happenin
flood warnings recovering from sandy. northeast into the new england could exceed 1 foot to as much as a foot and a half in some places. still some snow in the intermountain west, too as you go toward colorado and utah and extending to nevada and showers out along the west coast. by far and large the big storm is going out across the northeastern part of the country. tomorrow, another wave of cold moving into the northern plains, 18 to 21 degrees temperatures from billings to minneapolis and we...
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it's been nine days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut and the debate over gun control has been revived. here with us exclusively this morning, the man at the ten ter of that debate, the ceo and executive vice president of the nra, wayne lapierre. i want to get right to it. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> you proposed armed guards in school. we'll talk about that in some detail in a moment. you confronted the news media, you blamed hollywood and the gaming industry but never once did you concede that guns could actually be part of the problem. is that meaningful contribution, mr. lapierre, or a dodge? >> david, i said what i honestly thought and what hundreds of millions of people all over this country will believe will actually make a difference. i can't imagine a more horrible tragedy. we all have 5-year-olds in our family in some way. we all put ourselves in that situation and have tears in our eyes. the nra, we have 11,000 police training instructors, 80,000 police families, we're 4 million membe
it's been nine days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut and the debate over gun control has been revived. here with us exclusively this morning, the man at the ten ter of that debate, the ceo and executive vice president of the nra, wayne lapierre. i want to get right to it. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> you proposed armed guards in school. we'll talk about that in some detail in a moment. you...
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just 11 days since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. we get more now from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: in newtown, connecticut, it was a day of lingering heartache, empty stockings hung as reminders of loss, now filled with gifts. first responders from surrounding communities gave their time so the town's police could spend the day with their families. >> just the right thing today. it's why we're here. something needs to be done, glad to be here. >> it's a pleasure to help them out. >> police officers giving police officers time off, i just think that you probably couldn't ask for a better christmas gift. >> reporter: in the new york area where hundreds are still without homes because of hurricane sandy, volunteers tried to deliver some holiday spirit. >> every table is labeled. >> reporter: handing out food, toys and blankets at relief centers. >> i think what's important is for people to come out and help people. you can't put a price on that and you can't buy that either. >> reporter: in places spared the direct impact of tragedy,
just 11 days since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. we get more now from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: in newtown, connecticut, it was a day of lingering heartache, empty stockings hung as reminders of loss, now filled with gifts. first responders from surrounding communities gave their time so the town's police could spend the day with their families. >> just the right thing today. it's why we're here. something needs to be done, glad to be here. >> it's a pleasure to...
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who can forget superstorm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away. millions without power, and damages as high as $50 billion, raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number five, china. is china slowing or is china leading the world? we know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 2030. >> china. >> china. >> china also getting more than a few mentions in the presidential campaign. probably because it's pretty clear china is boast a competitor and a partner. >> number four, europe. the european union was frared by too much debt and the austerity plan to fix it. that saga is far from over. number three, the housing market, finally, finally bottomed out. the combination of low home prices and continued record-low mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. well heeled investors began buying entire neighborhoods, but first-time buyers were also able to get a home of their own for the first time in years, as long as they had a hefty downpayment. >>
who can forget superstorm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away. millions without power, and damages as high as $50 billion, raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number five, china. is china slowing or is china leading the world? we know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 2030. >> china. >> china. >> china also getting more than a few mentions in the...
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this is in the wake of the shooting at sandy hook elementary. they have all been working overtime. that shooting killed 6 women and 20 children. a number of these villain officers even went further don't napght for charities for newtown survivors. heart warming news. for a community that has seen far too much pain. pope benedict delivering a very special message of peace on this christmas day for regions torn apart by war. speaking from his balcony at the vatican st. peters square. the pope paid for an end to the bloody war in syria which has stretched on for nearly two years. >> yes. may peace spring up for the people of syria deeply counseled and divided by conflict which does not spare even the defenseless and reasons innocent victims. once again i appeal for an end to the blood shepherd. easier access for the refugees and dialogue in the pursuit of political solution to the conflict. >> jamie: activists say the fighting in syria has killed 44,000 men, women and innocent children. pope benedict also called on the israelis and palestinians to find the courage to negotiate. today
this is in the wake of the shooting at sandy hook elementary. they have all been working overtime. that shooting killed 6 women and 20 children. a number of these villain officers even went further don't napght for charities for newtown survivors. heart warming news. for a community that has seen far too much pain. pope benedict delivering a very special message of peace on this christmas day for regions torn apart by war. speaking from his balcony at the vatican st. peters square. the pope...
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. >> which i say chan t shootings at sandy hook make the efforts more public but some have pushed to revamp the state gun laws for years. . >> the nra leader appeared on sunday morning talk shows defending his stance to put armed guards in all schools. local lawmakers are pushing back. >> it's stupid. it doesn'tmake sense to administer guns to schools: when you add guns to reduce violence, i think you increase violence. >> the largest gun violence -- gun advocates broke their silence friday if it's crazy to call for putting armed police and security in our schools to protect the children, then call l me crazy. . >> senator lisa gladman who represents malt mor city is making it her mission to out law extended magazines. >> and auto -- an automatic or semiautomatic weapon doesn't work for hunters or for those who are shooting animals for the purposes of food when it comes to gun stores a senator from montgomery county will push to give the state police the same authority as if atf to place sanctions o on the owners. as for the guns left on the street. >> if you count them, it tells peo
. >> which i say chan t shootings at sandy hook make the efforts more public but some have pushed to revamp the state gun laws for years. . >> the nra leader appeared on sunday morning talk shows defending his stance to put armed guards in all schools. local lawmakers are pushing back. >> it's stupid. it doesn'tmake sense to administer guns to schools: when you add guns to reduce violence, i think you increase violence. >> the largest gun violence -- gun advocates broke...
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sandy road ashore devastating several areas and the senate rejected a republican amendment to cut the immediate cost to just 23 million clearing the way for final action on the $60 billion bill. the bill now goes to the house where its passage is uncertain because of the non-sandy-related spending items that are in the bill. typical sausage making for washington. >>> let's get to our panel. here now is blake zeff, former obama campaign aide and washington editor. robert, have you heard anything in the last couple of hours that suggests to you that somehow by monday mitch mcconnell and harry reid will sing kumbaya, pass something in the senate that also passes the house? >> i'm not so sure they'll be sing kumbaya, but the real story today is that there's movement on capitol hill. reid and mcconnell come out of that white house meeting and they're ready to haggle over some differences. what i expect to come to the floor is what president obama's talking about a 250 threshold for rates, maybe an amt attached to it and maybe have unemployment attached to it, but that's it. that's what the
sandy road ashore devastating several areas and the senate rejected a republican amendment to cut the immediate cost to just 23 million clearing the way for final action on the $60 billion bill. the bill now goes to the house where its passage is uncertain because of the non-sandy-related spending items that are in the bill. typical sausage making for washington. >>> let's get to our panel. here now is blake zeff, former obama campaign aide and washington editor. robert, have you heard...
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he searched sandy hook elementary school room by room. >> the rooms were locked. that means that the teachers had done their job, locked their doors and hid their children there danger. so we went around the building to the front of the building. >> tell me about that. >> there was a very tragic, you know, observation on all parts, because then you could see the carnage that was present. >> when you saw what was in that classroom, what went through your mind? >> i was devastated, absolutely devastated. i had no words. i felt a little bit of anger towards the person who had done this. >> did you think there was anyone there to save? >> no. >> as a first responder, how do you deal with that? >> well, you feel a sense of guilt in that you weren't there quick enough to do that. but i also know that our response stopped that threat where he was, and he could not proceed any further. >> reporter: outside the building, captain rios was overseeing the evacuation. >> it was miraculous. i kept seeing children come out of the building and i kept wanting more to come out and
he searched sandy hook elementary school room by room. >> the rooms were locked. that means that the teachers had done their job, locked their doors and hid their children there danger. so we went around the building to the front of the building. >> tell me about that. >> there was a very tragic, you know, observation on all parts, because then you could see the carnage that was present. >> when you saw what was in that classroom, what went through your mind? >> i...
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and there is a drive for hurricane sandy affect the. it's called operation kids comfort. >> it's that comfort of shoaling something and just being able to just hold it, you know, take it with them where they go >> hurricane sandy victims drove from new york to connecticut to hand deliver the teddy bears to the kids. >>> closer to home, dozens of maryland children spent part of the day today making paper snow flakes to be sent to the survivors of the school shooting in connecticut. fox 5's john henrehan has this story. >> reporter: on a cold and blustery saturday, dozens of families made their trip to a the children's boutique. they came to make paper snow flakes. these decorations will be sent to the children who survived the massacre at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. they will resume school in a different building early next year. >> we want to be part of that movement to make that location beautiful to them and maybe take their minds often what happened. >> and bright en their way. there is going to be a winter wonderland. hope
and there is a drive for hurricane sandy affect the. it's called operation kids comfort. >> it's that comfort of shoaling something and just being able to just hold it, you know, take it with them where they go >> hurricane sandy victims drove from new york to connecticut to hand deliver the teddy bears to the kids. >>> closer to home, dozens of maryland children spent part of the day today making paper snow flakes to be sent to the survivors of the school shooting in...
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we're bringing you personal looks of the 26 victims at the sandy hook elementary school. and the people who loved them so much. cnn's poppy harlow spoke with the boyfriend of the teacher, lauren russeau. >> thanks for robbing off on me. >> reporter: 30 and in love, tony lusardi, and lauren russeau. do you remember the moment you knew you were in love with her? >> yes, the first date i had with her, i knew. >> reporter: at a wine bar where they shared their first kiss, lauren called him lovie, he called her "busy bee." one of those people that didn't have a mean bone in her body. >> she didn't want to honk her horn in traffic, she thought it would be mean. >> reporter: lauren liked to send cards like this. >> she said it made her laugh. >> reporter: these silly photos taken at a friend's wedding, exactly two months before lauren died. >> this is the second try, making funny faces. there was like a first one. she was like, i don't have a funny face. >> reporter: they just celebrated one year of dating in november. >> i'm really glad that i had a relationship that was really
we're bringing you personal looks of the 26 victims at the sandy hook elementary school. and the people who loved them so much. cnn's poppy harlow spoke with the boyfriend of the teacher, lauren russeau. >> thanks for robbing off on me. >> reporter: 30 and in love, tony lusardi, and lauren russeau. do you remember the moment you knew you were in love with her? >> yes, the first date i had with her, i knew. >> reporter: at a wine bar where they shared their first kiss,...
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finally presents. >> reporter: sandy flooded 10- year-old matthew rosenhouse's basement. it threatened to wipe out christmas. >> just trying to get them things. the people that have donated gifts have been awesome. >> reporter: joy wong created this gift-giving charity after helping a friend clean up from the storm. >> her son thought about throwing out the toys. he was so emotional about it, being upset. and to have the toy thrown out. >> reporter: secret sandy allowed online donors to make sure that the magic of christmas wasn't lost this year. >> the organization received enough donations to fulfill the wishes of 2,000 of sandy's youngest victims. some of the kids got their gifts here at the christmas party. he says that christmas will not be the same now that they live in a small apartment. >> and now it will be just one floor. that we cannot have a normal every day thing. >> but the parents, they say that they are taking some of the disappointments away. >> we didn't expect the special angels like this. i'm blown away. >> reporter: the charity, they will now collect
finally presents. >> reporter: sandy flooded 10- year-old matthew rosenhouse's basement. it threatened to wipe out christmas. >> just trying to get them things. the people that have donated gifts have been awesome. >> reporter: joy wong created this gift-giving charity after helping a friend clean up from the storm. >> her son thought about throwing out the toys. he was so emotional about it, being upset. and to have the toy thrown out. >> reporter: secret sandy...
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who can forget superstorm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away. millions without power, and damages as high as $50 billion, raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number five, china. is china slowing or is china leading the world? we know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 2030. >> china. >> china. >> china also getting more than femeio ith pannud co-l pirti byewee o le3% to a f owfo t utestates. >> number eight, facebook's ipo, hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not in its first day as a trading company. questions about nasdaq and the company's ability to make money on mobile users pummeled the stock which has yet to climb back to its ipo price. >> number seven, mother meyer. the new ceo of yahoo, who announced she was just going to take a two-week maternity leave as she tried to turn the company around. looks like a mother's touch is just what yahoo needed. >> number six, mother nature. a drought in the midwest th
who can forget superstorm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away. millions without power, and damages as high as $50 billion, raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number five, china. is china slowing or is china leading the world? we know that china will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 2030. >> china. >> china. >> china also getting more than femeio ith pannud co-l...
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affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. santa came to one of the neighborhoods with all those present and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids still without a permanent home after superstorm sandy. sandy flooded 10-year-old magts you rosenhaus's basement. >> trying to get new things. the people who have been donating to get stuff have been awesome. >> her son started throwing out his toys and was so emotional about it and was so upset not understanding what he might have done, to have his toys thrown out. >> reporter: secret santa start an online source. some of the kids got their gifts here at this christmas party. 10-year-old michael caprio says christmas won't be the same now that his family lives in a small apartment. >> we can't have our normal everyday thing. >> reporter: but the parents say secret sandy is taking some of the disappointments away. >> we didn't expect special angels like this. >> reporter: the charity will collect donations all year long to ben
affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. santa came to one of the neighborhoods with all those present and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids still without a permanent home after superstorm sandy. sandy flooded 10-year-old magts you rosenhaus's basement. >> trying to get new things. the people who have been donating to get stuff have been awesome. >> her son started throwing out his toys and was so...
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a drought sending prices sky high. >> who can forget superstorm sandy? millions without power and damages as high as fifty billion dolla dollars. >> number five, is china leading the world. we do know that china will be the biggest leading. >> china. china. >> it's clear that china is a competitor and a partier. >> number four, europe. the european union was fractured by too much debt approximate the austerity plans to fix it. that saga is far from other. >> number three, the housing market finally bottomed out. low home prices and record low mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. investors were buying neighborhoods and first time buyers were able to get a home of their own for the first time in years as long as they had a hefty down payment. >> and barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >> the election. more than just about obama and romney. it was about socialism and capitalism. what kind of role government should have in your life. >> number one is the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming but didn't bother to pay
a drought sending prices sky high. >> who can forget superstorm sandy? millions without power and damages as high as fifty billion dolla dollars. >> number five, is china leading the world. we do know that china will be the biggest leading. >> china. china. >> it's clear that china is a competitor and a partier. >> number four, europe. the european union was fractured by too much debt approximate the austerity plans to fix it. that saga is far from other. >>...
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the record damage from superstorm sandy. we'll show you what he did to help when "cbs this morning" continues on christmas eve. n "cbs this morning" continuing on christmas eve. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> this holiday season is difficult for tens of thousands devastated by superstorm sandy. >>> a music legend himself decided to surprise kids up new york. as michelle miller reports he was inspired by another musical charity. ♪ >> i started watching that 121212 conc
the record damage from superstorm sandy. we'll show you what he did to help when "cbs this morning" continues on christmas eve. n "cbs this morning" continuing on christmas eve. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting,...
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put it together, you have the kind of lethal cocktail at sandy hook. >> last one. you may or may not agree with me. i think, this is my personal opinion, there's not enough faith in these schools, particularly in these elementary schools. there's no more prayer in the schools. when i was a kid, piers, right around the corner from this studio, the elizabeth marrow school, from kindergarten right up through the sixth grade. every morning, no matter what religion you were, every morning you put your head down on the desk and you said the lord's prayer, which was regarded as nondenominational. now, today you can't do that. my question to you is without faith in the classroom and they're impressionable kids, they don't know the difference between right and wrong in many cases. whether that would have stopped this crazy guy in newtown, i don't know, but it seems to me faith in schools, particularly for these young kids should be restored in some way. >> well, i'm a catholic and i was raised in a pretty strong faith environment with my family. and i certainly had this at
put it together, you have the kind of lethal cocktail at sandy hook. >> last one. you may or may not agree with me. i think, this is my personal opinion, there's not enough faith in these schools, particularly in these elementary schools. there's no more prayer in the schools. when i was a kid, piers, right around the corner from this studio, the elizabeth marrow school, from kindergarten right up through the sixth grade. every morning, no matter what religion you were, every morning you...
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superstorm sandy destroyed the restaurant where she and her three daughters worked. it also wiped out the first floor of their home in breezy point, new york. >> you just want to be back in your home. i mean even if it's not going to be the same. >> reporter: volunteers from operation blessing are trying to make that happen. >> give me 52. days before christmas, seven of them put up insulation. an expensive job that this single mother says she just doesn't have money for right now. >> it's such a relief. such like a burden off your shoulders. fabulous that there's such kind, thoughtful people. >> reporter: the family won't be back in their house this christmas. in fact they don't expect the work to be complete here until the spring. but they say knowing others volunteered their time to make their christmas a little brighter is the best gift they could have received. they aren't the only ones getting help from operation blessing. in october sandy caused billions in damage along the east coast and devastated this waterfront community. volunteers have done more than 300
superstorm sandy destroyed the restaurant where she and her three daughters worked. it also wiped out the first floor of their home in breezy point, new york. >> you just want to be back in your home. i mean even if it's not going to be the same. >> reporter: volunteers from operation blessing are trying to make that happen. >> give me 52. days before christmas, seven of them put up insulation. an expensive job that this single mother says she just doesn't have money for right...
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so -- >> yeah. >> so on sandy, when you went back to new york after sandy, what did you see and what were you thinking? you wrote a book, storms of my grandchildren. were you thinking, aha, the storms i've been writing about are here now? >> well, it was an example. the storm -- you know, i titled it storms of my grandchildren because, if we pass the point where greenland begins to shed ice fast enough to cool the north atlantic, which only requires that you get up to about half a meter or so from greenland, that will increase the temperature gradients between the high latitudes and low latitudes and that is what drives cyclonic storms. so some of these storms of the century that we've had, the really big cyclonic storms which, unlike a hurricane, they stretch for thousands of miles. so you can have one that stretches from the caribbean to canada and with hurricane force winds. and now, if we increase the temperature gradients by several degrees, which we can do, we're going to get those types of storms and europe will particularly suffer from them. but when you get a hurricane embed
so -- >> yeah. >> so on sandy, when you went back to new york after sandy, what did you see and what were you thinking? you wrote a book, storms of my grandchildren. were you thinking, aha, the storms i've been writing about are here now? >> well, it was an example. the storm -- you know, i titled it storms of my grandchildren because, if we pass the point where greenland begins to shed ice fast enough to cool the north atlantic, which only requires that you get up to about...
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would you put this mainly down to the fiscal cliff worries, to the aftermath of hurricane sandy, or to weather? >> i think all of the above. i think the fact that we have this sort of fiscal cliff overhang is sort of pulling back people from spending money but i think the weather has a huge impact on it and i think one of the big things to look at is the comparison to last year. last year there was no weather. it was abnormally warm, one of the warmest decembers on record. we had very, very strong traffic levels. any time we have weather this year, there will be a head wind and when we have the kind of weather we're seeing today, that will be a significant head wind. i think the fact that mastercard and sharper track pulled back their numbers doesn't bode well for the rest of the year because now of course we're up against it and we're looking at some really significant weather on a big shopping day today and then also tomorrow. >> does that show up in better numbers for online retail? >> i think in principle, yes. i think there will be more people actually shopping today online than t
would you put this mainly down to the fiscal cliff worries, to the aftermath of hurricane sandy, or to weather? >> i think all of the above. i think the fact that we have this sort of fiscal cliff overhang is sort of pulling back people from spending money but i think the weather has a huge impact on it and i think one of the big things to look at is the comparison to last year. last year there was no weather. it was abnormally warm, one of the warmest decembers on record. we had very,...
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you mentioned super storm sandy. you saw the community start to come together. and once people start realizing that basic preparedness, emergency preparedness starts at the local level and then moves its way up to the federal level, then it's a whole different game that's out there. people are less of a liability that way, because they do have some provisions. >> you don't call it a bunker, but if something were to happen, how long will these supplies last? >> depends on how many people are going to show up at our door. we have lots of friends that don't prepare. >> i know, i asked for your address, it's like the twilight zone, people with the bunker, let me in. >> we have very good friends and they're the same way, i'm coming to your house. okay, come to my house. the question is, will you be able to get to my house. >> if it's just your family, a longer period of time. >> we're ready for ten people for two years. >> it gives you piece of mind? >> absolutely. and i get asked the question, well, what are you fearing? i'm not fearing anything. that is what gives
you mentioned super storm sandy. you saw the community start to come together. and once people start realizing that basic preparedness, emergency preparedness starts at the local level and then moves its way up to the federal level, then it's a whole different game that's out there. people are less of a liability that way, because they do have some provisions. >> you don't call it a bunker, but if something were to happen, how long will these supplies last? >> depends on how many...
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yet again, i think this tragedy at sandy hook reminds us that we've got to keep trying and we've got to keep doing more about it. and, so, i want to first of all recognize that senator feinstein, in my conversations with her, and the tragedies she's experienced as mayor of san francisco as well as her attempts to ban assault weapons and had done so in the past, and that her federal assault legislation, while ended, she will reintroduce that in january and we will be big supporters of that. and she will continue dialoguing on a national level, and we will support her efforts and the efforts of all of our federal officials to do more, along with the president of the united states and congress to act. and, in fact, i joined over 750 other mayors across this country, using social media and the technology that's available to us today to signal a demand to our congress that we really need a plan and a plan and an action to follow that, to ban these assault weapons and to make sure that we do everything we can to create a higher level of safety throughout the country. assault weapons and th
yet again, i think this tragedy at sandy hook reminds us that we've got to keep trying and we've got to keep doing more about it. and, so, i want to first of all recognize that senator feinstein, in my conversations with her, and the tragedies she's experienced as mayor of san francisco as well as her attempts to ban assault weapons and had done so in the past, and that her federal assault legislation, while ended, she will reintroduce that in january and we will be big supporters of that. and...
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. >> there was food, soda, and finally presents. >> reporter: sandy flooded 10- year-old m.b.t.a. through's basement destroying most of his toys. matthew's mom says the cost of rebuilding threatened to wipe out christmas. >> people who have donated the gifts have been awesome. >> reporter: joy created this gift giving charity after she helped a friend clean up from the storm. >> her son saw us throwing out his toys and was so emotional about it and was so upset not understanding what he would have done to have his toys thown out. >> reporter: secret santa allowed online donors to make sure the magic of christmas wasn't lost this year. >> the organization received enough donations to fulfill the wishes of 2000 of sandy's youngest victims. some of the kids got their gifts here at this christmas party. >> reporter: 10-year-old michael says christmas won't be the same now that his family lives in a small apartment. >> instead of racing downstairs, it's one floor. we can't have our normal everyday thing. >> reporter: but parents saying secret santa is taking some of the disappointment
. >> there was food, soda, and finally presents. >> reporter: sandy flooded 10- year-old m.b.t.a. through's basement destroying most of his toys. matthew's mom says the cost of rebuilding threatened to wipe out christmas. >> people who have donated the gifts have been awesome. >> reporter: joy created this gift giving charity after she helped a friend clean up from the storm. >> her son saw us throwing out his toys and was so emotional about it and was so upset not...
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-- hurricane sandy supplemental. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. ms. mikulski: the clerk will report? officer stir ththe presiding ofr the bill has been reported. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. the chamber will come to order. please carry your conversations outside the chamber. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i'd like to give a sense of the order of amendments so senators may plan their time. so if we could ask for order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. ms. mikulski: we're now back on the supplemental bill, and we have great cooperation in getting the pending amendments and debate done this evening, so that we could actually start voting this morning. so that senators can have an understanding of how we'll start our work this evening, i want to lay out a bit of the schedule. this is not a unanimous consent request. it's kind of an outline. our intention is to have the following amendments called up after i yield the fl
-- hurricane sandy supplemental. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. ms. mikulski: the clerk will report? officer stir ththe presiding ofr the bill has been reported. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. the chamber will come to order. please carry your conversations outside the chamber. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i'd like to give a sense of the order of amendments so senators may plan their time. so if we could ask for...
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affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. as marlie hall reports secret santa came to one of ofthe neighborhoods with all those presents and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids still without a permanent home after superstorm sandy. sandy flooded 10-year-old matthew rosenhaus's basement. destroying most of his toys. matthew's mom said it was difficult. >> trying to get new things. the people who have been donating to get stuff have been awesome. >> reporter: joy wong developed this gift-giving charity after she helped her friend clean out. >> her son was throwing out toys and was so emotional about it so upset not understanding what he might have done to have to have his toys thrown out. the organization received enough donations to fulfill the wishes of 2,000 of some of sandy's youngest victims. some of the kids got their gifts here at this christmas party. 10-year-old michael caprio says christmas won't be the same now that his family lives in a small apartment. >>
affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. as marlie hall reports secret santa came to one of ofthe neighborhoods with all those presents and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids still without a permanent home after superstorm sandy. sandy flooded 10-year-old matthew rosenhaus's basement. destroying most of his toys. matthew's mom said it was difficult. >> trying to get new things. the people who have been...
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super storm sandy destroyed the restaurant where she and her three daughters worked. it also wiped out the first floor of their home in breezy point, new york. >> you just want to be back in your home, even if it's not going to be the same. >> reporter: volunteers from she doesn't have money for right now. >> that's a relief. fabulous they're such kind, thoughtful people. >> reporter: the family won't be back in their house this christmas. they don't expect the work to be complete until the spring. they say knowing others volunteered their time to make their christmas a little brighter is the best gift they could have received. they aren't the only ones getting help from operation blessing. in october, sandy caused billions of damage along the east coast and devastated this waterfront community. volunteers have done more than 300 jobs like this one for the people of breezy point. >> this has been an area so devastatingly affected by the storm, and there's so much need. >> reporter: laura kelly and her family came from connecticut saturday to help rebuild. >> if i was
super storm sandy destroyed the restaurant where she and her three daughters worked. it also wiped out the first floor of their home in breezy point, new york. >> you just want to be back in your home, even if it's not going to be the same. >> reporter: volunteers from she doesn't have money for right now. >> that's a relief. fabulous they're such kind, thoughtful people. >> reporter: the family won't be back in their house this christmas. they don't expect the work to...
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some enormously good work has been done with regard to addressing the disaster caused by hurricane sandy. i know in a number of states, unprecedented devastation has occurred and we should respond extremely quickly, more quickly than we have. and i hope the house will immediately take up this -- this package. certainly, disaster relief delayed is disaster relief denied. so i hope the house will, indeed, move extremely quickly to address the devastation throughout the northeast. mr. president, i also wanted to note that tonight, 55 senators stood up and said as we assist the victims of hurricane sandy, we should also assist the victims of unprecedented drought and fires that devastated much of our country this last summer. how is it, you might wonder, that we had devastating fires in july and august and into september, devastating drought, and we still haven't approved the disaster assistance? well, i would say it's 100% unacceptable. if you lost your ranch in a fire, if you lost your fencing, if you lost your livestock, and the program that would have helped, that has always been in plac
some enormously good work has been done with regard to addressing the disaster caused by hurricane sandy. i know in a number of states, unprecedented devastation has occurred and we should respond extremely quickly, more quickly than we have. and i hope the house will immediately take up this -- this package. certainly, disaster relief delayed is disaster relief denied. so i hope the house will, indeed, move extremely quickly to address the devastation throughout the northeast. mr. president, i...